Structural

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Here in our workshop, we specialize in the repair & restoration of all violin family instruments. Most often damage is incurred due to low humidity, and can be returned to their owner relatively quickly. Other times, we undertake lengthy repairs on instruments that have suffered from terrible accidents. In our opinion, if the instrument deserves it, everything can be fixed!

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SIMPLE TOP CRACKS

The most common repair that we perform seems to be cracks in the top. Below are some before & after photos of instruments that have been recently repaired.

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RIB CRACK

This nice fiddle was made by Andrew Clohessy in Ireland. It is currently played by his son, here in Boston, who was delighted to get this fixed up-

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SPIRAL BUSHINGS

When the pegbox holes become too large, compromising the structural integrity, bushings are installed to reduce the diameter & save the original pegs.